Bragg Scattering of Atoms at an Absorptive Light Crystal

verfasst von

Markus K. Oberthaler, Roland W. Abfalterer, Stefan Bernet, Ernst M. Rasel, Jorg Schmiedmayer, Anton Zeilinger

Abstract

A standing light wave was formed using the open 801 nm transition on a metastable argon. A spontaneous decay from the excited state leads with 72% to the ground state which is not detected and could be regarded as being absorbed. The optical pumping rate to the ground state gives the absorption rate. Tuning the laser exactly to a resonant state results in maximum optical pumping for a given laser intensity and zero light shift potential. A pure absorptive crystal is realized in these conditions.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Quantenoptik

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Innsbruck

Typ

Poster

Seiten

56

Anzahl der Seiten

1

Publikationsdatum

1996

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Physik und Astronomie

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1109/eqec.1996.561600 (Zugang: Unbekannt)